rent-a-car
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- noun
- /ˈrɛnt ə kɑr/
- US
:
coche de alquiler
- We woke up this morning to find out that our rental car was towed.
- hotel and rental car
- get a rental car
- pick up the rental car
Examples
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After a very interesting week in Las Vegas, we rented a car ready to go to California for the first time.
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This place came very highly recommended in that little guide They gave me at the rent-a-car place.
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So we would just be, we would fly somewhere and rent a car or we would drive there.
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And what if we also rented a car and we did this and you could see and hear the energy change.
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For long distance trips, renting from a standard rental car agency is definitely cheaper.
Blog text (15) -
Jencks said, "I feel obliged to point out that you already have a rental car."
Fiction book (1995) -
I got into the rental car and headed for the familiar stretch of road between Moscow and Lewiston.
Fiction book (1995) -
Claudia had remained behind with her parents, and Upton had driven home in a rental car.
Fiction book (2000) -
Lott eased the nose of the rental car deep into the brush along the roadside.
Fiction book (1996) -
We decided to rent-a-car for our trip to the beach so we could explore the area more easily.
Synonyms
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1.3
A car you rent for a short time from a company
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2.7
A car you rent to use for a short time
A car you rent and drive yourself
A car you rent and drive yourself for a short time
How Temporary
- US
5
4.1
- US
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2.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Rent-a-car comes from the verb rent, which means 'pay to use', and the word car, which means 'a vehicle'. So a rent-a-car is a car you pay to use for a short time, often used by travelers.